Free vs Pro: Which Scanners Do You Actually Need?
QSA ships 71 scanners total — 4 free, 46 unlocked with Pro. Here's an honest breakdown of what each tier covers and who benefits most from upgrading.
The Free Tier: 4 Core Scanners
QSA's free tier isn't a crippled preview — it's a focused scanning tool. You get 4 core scanners that cover the foundational patterns every trader should watch:
• Regime Detector — classifies market BULLISH / NEUTRAL / BEARISH / CHAOTIC so you know which scanners to trust • VWAP Deviation — mean-reversion entries when price stretches 2σ away from session VWAP • EMA Ribbon — momentum confirmation across 5 EMAs (8/13/21/34/55) for trend alignment • Key Level Breakout — daily/weekly support and resistance breaks with volume confirmation
These 4 scanners cover the Regime, Mean Reversion, Momentum, and Structure categories. For a retail trader scanning a small watchlist, this is enough to stay oriented and find a few setups per day without paying a cent.
What Pro Adds: 46 More Scanners
Pro unlocks the full 50-scanner suite. Rather than list every one, here are the six categories Pro opens up:
Day Trade — intraday compression breakouts, volume climax, opening range plays, and session movers. Built for traders who close positions before they sleep.
Swing — multi-day pattern detections like cup & handle, falling wedges, base builders, and timeframe cascades. For 3-10 day holds.
Long Term — weekly and monthly trend setups, accumulation phases, and Wyckoff structures for position trades that breathe across weeks.
Intelligence — whale wallet activity, OI divergence, funding rate fades, and smart money positioning from on-chain data.
Fades — counter-trend pattern detections: parabolic exhaustion, RSI extremes, liquidation bounces, and sentiment reversals.
Regime — advanced market-state scanners that go beyond the free Regime Detector with sector rotation, volatility regime shifts, and correlation breaks.
The Real Value: Confluence Scoring
Here's the honest truth about why Pro matters: it's not about having 46 more scanners. It's about domain diversity.
With 4 free scanners, you cover 4 categories at one scanner each. Most pattern detections will only fire from a single category at a time, capping your conviction scores.
With 50 total scanners across 6 categories, setups regularly hit 4-5 categories simultaneously, producing legitimate S-grade conviction scores. Confluence is what separates a guess from a setup.
The difference between free and Pro shows up in the grade distribution: free users see mostly B and C grades. Pro users see the full S→C spectrum — and those S and A grades are where the edge lives.
Who Should Upgrade?
Stay free if: • You're learning to read scanner outputs • You trade a small watchlist (10-20 coins) • You use QSA alongside other tools • Budget is a real constraint
Go Pro if: • You want whale tracking and smart money intelligence • You trade actively (daily or intraday) • You want multi-category confluence confirmation • You scan the full 500+ coin universe • The cost ($29/mo) is small relative to your trading capital
The free tier is genuinely useful and will always be free. Pro is for traders who want every edge available.
Pricing and Plans
QSA Pro is $29/month or $290/year (2 months free). Both plans include:
• All 71 scanners running 24/7 • Refresh cadence 30s–5min depending on scanner • Full confluence scoring across all 6 categories • Whale tracking and smart money intelligence • Advanced chart features • Sector heatmap and rankings across 500+ coins
No credit card required for the free tier. Cancel Pro anytime — no contracts, no hidden fees.
We don't sell your data, we don't front-run your trades, and we're not a signal service. QSA surfaces scanner outputs and pattern detections. What you do with them is up to you.